The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Creed]Symbolum is the word used in the most Christian Churches and is plainly agreeable to the original word, the Creed being first penned in the Greek tongue.

Creede]Symbolum is the word vsed in the most Christian Churches and is plainely agreeable to the originall word, the Creed being first penned in the Greeke tongue.

If the word be derived of Sin and bolus, then it may signify two things: first, a morsel, or as much as a man may well swallow at once: and so the whole Scriptures containing but the divine furnishing of Gods Table as it were, the Creed contains each particular Christians morsel, so much as he may and must swallow, and receive down into his heart, without leaving any of these Articles out: secondly, a draught, even as much as a net can take at once. The sea is the Word, the fisherman is the Christian man, the Net is faith, the Creed is as much as the faith of the Christian can take at a draught out of the Sea of doctrine contained in the Scriptures. But it is more likely the word should be derived of Sin and [Greek or Hebrew], and then it may signify all or any of these five things:

If the word bee deriued of Syn and bolus, then it may signifie two things: first, a morsell, or as much as a man may well swallow at once: and so the whole Scriptures containing but the diuine furnishing of Gods Table as it were, the Creed containes each particular Christians morsell, so much as hee may and must swallow, and receiue downe into his heart, without leauing any of these Articles out: secondly, a draught, euen as much as a net can take at once. The sea is the Word, the fisherman is the Christian man, the Net is faith, the Creed is as much as the faith of the Christian can take at a draught out of the Sea of doctrine contained in the Scriptures. But it is more likely the word should be deriued of Syn and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and then it may signifie all or any of these fiue things: